The 409 escalators in the London subway cover a distance every week which is approximately equivalent to several trips around the globe!
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In Georgia, there is an airtight room called the Crypt of Civilization that was sealed in 1940. It contains numerous artefacts documenting what life was like at the time of sealing, and is scheduled to be opened in the year 8113 to show people of the future exactly what life was like.
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Scientists have revived a flowering plant from a fruit stored away in permafrost by Arctic ground squirrel 32,000 years ago.
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The focusing muscles of the eyes move around 100,000 times a day. To give your leg muscles the same workout, you would need to walk 80km (50 miles) every day.
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The strangers in your dreams are actually people that you've seen in real life.
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Your thumb is about the same size as your nose.
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Some monks can increase their body temperature so much they can dry soaking sheets in a freezing room!
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You forget 90% of your dreams.
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